I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Chapter 104 Danzo, the Fourth Hokage!

Seeing that Ebizo had no objections, Rasa was immediately relieved and then turned his gaze to where Yekura was.

"You'll be in charge of forming an alliance with Iwagakure, right, Pakura?"

Ye Cang was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting that Luo Sha would entrust him with the task of forming an alliance.

“Okay, leave it to me!” Ye Cang nodded and accepted the task without much thought.

In her view, since the village has already decided to send troops to the Land of Lightning, then an alliance with Iwagakure, whether it is against Kumogakure or Hoshigakure, is indeed beneficial to the village.

“Very good. I will immediately send someone to contact Iwagakure. Once we confirm that they are willing to form an alliance with us, you will then act as an envoy to Iwagakure.” Rasa seemed to have put aside their conflict after Yekura accepted the mission and gave her instructions with a smile.

Seeing Luo Sha's smile, Ye Cang felt a little strange, but didn't think much of it.

Sunagakure acted swiftly.

Within days, Sunagakure had already assembled its troops for another expedition to the Land of Lightning.

Although the main force was concentrated in the battle against Konoha, the number of troops sent to the Land of Lightning was limited.

However, the attack by Iwagakure undoubtedly forced Kumogakure to immediately mobilize its forces for defense.

At the same time, Sunagakure's actions seemed to have triggered a chain reaction.

The day after Sunagakure launched its attack on the Land of Lightning, Konoha also took the initiative to attack again, launching a strike against the Cloud Village troops stationed in the Land of Hot Springs.

It's important to know that Konoha had been on the defensive in the war before, except for assisting Iwagakure in killing the Third Raikage.

Such a proactive attack is extremely rare.

of course.

As it turns out, Konoha's unusual reaction was not without reason.

Because on the very day that Konoha launched its attack, a message also came from Konoha.

With the death of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the long-vacant position of Hokage has found a new owner.

The person who succeeded him as the Fourth Hokage was Danzo Shimura, one of the former Hokage advisors.

"Shimura Danzo? Who's that? I've never heard of him before."

"Hokage advisor? I remember the Hokage's advisors were Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, when did Shimura Danzo appear?"

"That's because you're ignorant. Shimura Danzo is an extremely dangerous person. He was a disciple of the Second Hokage, just like Hiruzen Sarutobi. However, unlike Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, after becoming the Hokage's advisor, he was not in charge of the affairs of Konoha that were on the surface, but rather the dark side of Konoha."

"The Root of Konoha. I never thought that a rat in the gutter could one day come into the sunlight. It seems that Konoha's way of doing things will change a lot in the future."

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Given Konoha's status, even the slightest movement would attract the attention of various forces, let alone the change of Hokage.

Almost immediately, the name Shimura Danzo and related information spread widely among various factions.

"You've got some skill, Danzo. For so long, I thought you were done for!"

In a town in the Land of Earth, Naraku, having just completed another raid, was preparing to take Natsumi Hoshi to his next target when he suddenly received a memory from a shadow clone.

This memory startled Naraku slightly, but then a playful look appeared on his face.

A snake can't do without a head.

It has been quite a while since he killed Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Naraku naturally wanted to know who would become the new Hokage of Konoha, so he specifically asked Nono to keep an eye on news from Konoha.

Now, the long-awaited position of Hokage has finally been decided.

The person who became Hokage was Danzo.

Naraku was surprised, but not entirely unexpected.

The reason is simple: he knows very well that in Konoha today, there are only a handful of people qualified to compete for the Hokage position.

Each of the five great ninja villages has its own system for the succession of the Kage.

In places like Konoha, although it doesn't outwardly acknowledge it, the rule for the succession of a Kage has been established since the Second Hokage: it must be from the Hokage lineage.

In other words, one must be a direct disciple of the Hokage.

Therefore, the only qualified candidates to compete for the Hokage position are Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, who were all direct disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi, as well as Danzo, who was also a disciple of the Second Hokage.

As for Minato Namikaze.

In theory, as Jiraiya's disciple, he is considered part of the Hokage lineage and has the qualifications to compete for the Hokage position.

Unfortunately, Minato Namikaze was able to rise to power in the original storyline because he had the support of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi is long dead, Minato Namikaze, with his seniority, naturally has no chance of participating in the competition.

Similarly, even if Danzo was qualified to compete for the Hokage position, given his prestige in the village, any one of Tsunade, Jiraiya, or Orochimaru could easily defeat him.

But now, the opposite is true; Danzo, who has the lowest prestige, has taken the position of Hokage.

Such a result would be extremely surprising to outsiders.

But Naraku knew the inside story.

Tsunade, a doctor who cannot heal himself, is a patient with mental illness and can be ruled out directly.

Jiraiya, though called a Konoha ninja, had long since become a tool of the Myoboku toads, his obsession with the Chosen One also qualifies him.

Orochimaru, with his prestige and cunning, is arguably the strongest contender for the Hokage position.

Unfortunately, he was obsessed with immortality and had colluded with Danzo, so Danzo already had a lot of dirt on him.

Given the situation of these three individuals, without the restraint of Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, Danzo would have been the likely outcome of taking over the Hokage position, provided he wasn't completely incompetent.

Similarly, this is also the result Naraku wanted.

Why did he kill Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu as well when he killed Sarutobi Hiruzen? Wasn't it to create conditions for Danzo to take over?

What can I say about Danzo?

Whether from the original storyline or from his experiences in the Root organization in this life, Naraku's impression of this person is that he knows small manners but lacks righteousness, and is concerned with trivial matters but lacks great virtue.

To put it simply, it's arrogance and conceit.

Perhaps due to his deep obsession with the Hokage position, or perhaps because he was too deeply provoked by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo was a staunch supporter of the idea that "Konoha is invincible."

He stated more than once that Konoha should proactively expand outwards, rather than passively engaging in battle.

They even regarded the other four of the Five Great Ninja Villages as worthless as weeds, believing that Konoha could easily annihilate them if it attacked.

Well, we can't say that Danzo's ideas were wrong; we can only say that he was born in the wrong era.

If it were the era when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were in charge of Konoha, Konoha would truly possess invincible power in the ninja world.

Unfortunately, Danzo only inherited the invincible confidence from the early days of Konoha, but ignored the source of that confidence.

"Konoha's going to get interesting from here on out. I wonder what kind of surprise Danzo will bring." Naraku, ever the entertainer, was full of interest in what Konoha would do next.

Chapter 105 The Infiltration of Sunagakure

Although the attacks by Sunagakure and Konoha on the Land of Lightning were primarily aimed at gaining an advantage, it is undeniable that their actions helped Iwagakure.

With the addition of Iwagakure, the pressure on Kumogakure from the combined attack of three sides is unimaginable.

Especially the Iwagakure Village.

Onoki's resolve was even greater than the Third Raikage had anticipated, and he actually continued his large-scale offensive.

After several days, both sides suffered heavy losses, with serious casualties on both sides.

This development was clearly too much for the Third Raikage to handle, and he had no choice but to send someone to contact Hoshigakure.

"Onoki is quite decisive. Realizing he can't do anything to me, he's putting pressure on Kumogakure. Fine, let's end it here!"

Through the information relayed by the shadow clones, Naraku quickly learned of the Third Raikage's attitude.

Although somewhat reluctant to stop, Naraku ceased his raids.

After sending off the last batch of valuables, Naraku and Natsumi used the "Flying Thunder God Technique" to return to Hoshigakure as soon as possible.

"It's finally stopped? It seems that, just as Father predicted, the Cloud Village's attack on us was merely a means to contain us."

Although Iwagakure was powerless to stop Naraku's plundering, they had been closely monitoring the situation.

When Naraku left, the looting incidents ceased, and Iwagakure learned of the situation immediately.

This situation also made Huang Tu, who was guarding Iwagakure Village, slump into his seat with a sigh of relief.

These days, he is truly exhausted, both physically and mentally, and dares not relax for a moment.

After a brief respite, Huang Tu hurriedly summoned someone to inform his father, who was on the front lines, that the looting had ceased.

The next day.

Huang Tu finally received a reply from his father.

As a result, the Hidden Cloud Village has begun to withdraw its troops.

"Lord Huangtu, someone from Sunagakure has come to say that they have something they would like to discuss with us."